An Account of Martaban in March and April 1826 by John Crawfurd
Keywords: Burma; Myanmar; John Crawfurd; East India Company; SBBR; SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research; Konbaung Dynasty; Michael W. Charney
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In the last sections of his account of his mission to Ava in 1827, John Crawfurd included his journal of his visit to Martaban in the previous year, in order to fill a gap in his 1827 narrative. As he explained: âOur return to Bengal having hindered our excursion to the Saluen and Gain rivers, as well as prevented us from visiting other parts of the province, I shall endeavour in some measure to supply the deficiency, by the insertion of the journal of a voyage to Martaban, which, I performed about ten months before the time of which I am now writing. It is as follows...â Edited by Michael W. Charney in SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, Autumn 2005.
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